The Yates Lions will challenge the Worthing Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Yates' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Yates took on Wheatley on Friday. The Lions simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 49-7. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
A big part of Yates' victory came down to the chemistry between Chris Brown and his top target Jordan Simmons. Brown rushed for 110 yards and two scores on only eight carries while Simmons rushed for 130 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries. Simmons' longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Yates was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
McKinley Davis
| 09/19/25 @ Wheatley | 7 |
| 09/13/25 vs Scarborough | 8 |
| 09/05/25 vs Madison | 5 |
| 08/28/25 vs Royal | 7 |
| 11/15/24 vs Navasota | 10 |
| + 2 more games |
Yates didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as McKinley Davis, Cortland Blackshire, and Edward Shinall picked up one apiece. Davis has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last seven times he's played. Another thorn in Wheatley's side was Orie Lemon, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Worthing and North Forest meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again last Thursday. The Colts were dealt a 41-7 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 52 points in the game before, the Colts couldn't push the score so high this time.
Yates' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Worthing, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Yates and Worthing were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2024, but Yates suffered an agonizing 7-6 defeat. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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